David Moyes hopes his Man United sacking doesn't lead to top clubs snubbing British bosses

DAVID MOYES hopes his sacking at Manchester United does not lead to Premier League clubs SNUBBING British bosses.

Published 8th June 2014

MISERY: Moyes had a torrid time in charge of Manchester United [GETTY]

Moyes landed the biggest job in the country when he moved from Everton – on the recommendation of his Old Trafford predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson.

But he lasted only ten months in the job and has been replaced by Dutchman Louis van Gaal.

It means of the top seven clubs in the Premier League, only Liverpool have a British manager in Northern Irishman Brendan Rodgers.

Moyes, 51, hopes to return to management with a club at home or in Europe with Champions League potential.

But if the right job does not come up, he is prepared to take a sabbatical and travel the world, studying coaching methods and learning how other countries develop young players.

Moyes, who has property in Florida, is aware that David Beckham is looking for a manager for his new club in Miami but that is two years down the line.

“To do a top job, I believe you have to earn your stripes”

David Moyes

The former United boss, meanwhile, said: “I hope I will not be the last British manager to be given a chance to manage at one of the top clubs.

“To do a top job, I believe you have to earn your stripes. The route through to the top for a British manager is a long process.

“Maybe having a job abroad and getting recognised for your work there might be the way in the future.

“At least Brendan Rodgers has come in at Liverpool and, with the time he has been given, he has been able to turn the club round and I think it is really important for British managers that he has done that.

“I have spent most of my career, at Everton and United, in rivalry with Liverpool but part of me was glad for Brendan.

“He was given the opportunity to go in there and change things around and because of that, Liverpool have got their strategy in place and a good future.

“Tony Pulis, at Crystal Palace, also showed what our managers can do. I hope I am not the end of British managers getting opportunities at the top.

“But the experience I got will stand me even more in good stead in the future.”